Class overview :
This course provides students with the knowledge and skills that are required to manage accounts and resources, maintain server resources, monitor server performance, and safeguard data in a Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 environment.
Class goals :
On completion of this Windows 2003 training course, delegates should be able to:
- Create and populate organizational units with user and computer accounts
- Manage user and computer accounts
- Create and manage groups
- Manage access to resources
- Implement printing
- Manage printing
- Manage access to objects in organizational units
- Implement Group Policy
- Manage the user and computer environment by using Group Policy
- Audit accounts and resources
- Prepare to administer server resources
- Configure a server to monitor system performance
- Monitor system performance
- Manage device drivers by configuring device driver signing and restoring a device driver
- Manage hard disks
- Manage data storage
- Manage disaster recovery
- Maintain software by using Microsoft Software Update Services
Content of Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment
Part 1: Managing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment
Introduction to Administering Accounts and Resources
This module explains how to administer accounts and resources on computers running Microsoft Windows Server 2003 software in a networked environment.
- Multimedia: Introduction to Administering Accounts and Resources
- The Windows Server 2003 Family
- Logging on to Windows Server 2003
- Installing and Configuring Administrative Tools
- Creating User Accounts
- Creating Computer Accounts
- Creating an Organizational Unit Hierarchy
Managing User and Computer Accounts
This module explains how to modify user and computer accounts on computers running Microsoft Windows Server 2003 in a networked environment.
- Modifying Users and Computer Account Properties
- Enabling and Unlocking User and Computer Accounts
- Creating a User Account Template
- Locating User and Computer Accounts in Active Directory
- Saving Queries
- Resetting User and Computer Accounts
- Moving Domain Objects
Managing Groups
This module explains how to perform various administrative functions by using groups.
- Creating Groups
- Managing Group Membership
- Strategies for Using Groups
- Modifying Groups
- Using Default Groups
- Best Practices for Managing Groups
Managing Access to Resources
This module explains how to enable resource access with permissions, manage access to files and folders by using permissions, and manage permission inheritance.
- Overview of Managing Access to Resources
- Managing Access to Shared Folders
- Managing Access to Files and Folders Using NTFS Permissions
- Determining Effective Permissions
- Managing Access to Shared Files Using Offline Caching
Implementing Printing
This module explains how to implement printing in a Windows Server 2003 environment.
- Multimedia: Introduction to Printing in the Windows Server 2003 Family
- Installing and Sharing Printers
- Managing Access to Printers Using Shared Printer Permissions
- Managing Printer Drivers
- Implementing Printer Locations
Managing Printing
This module explains how to set up a network-wide printing strategy to meet the needs of users and troubleshoot installation or configuration problems.
- Changing the Location of the Print Spooler
- Setting Printer Priorities
- Scheduling Printer Availability
- Configuring a Printing Pool
Managing Access to Objects in Organizational Units
This module explains the permissions available for managing access to Active Directory objects, how to move objects between organizational units in the same domain, and how to delegate control of an organizational unit.
- Multimedia: The Role of the Organizational Unit
- Modifying Permissions for Active Directory Objects
- Delegating Control of Organizational Units
Implementing Group Policy
This module explains the purpose and function of Group Policy in a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 environment. It also explains how to implement Group Policy objects (GPOs) and manage GPOs.
- Implementing GPOs
- Implementing GPOs on a Domain
- Managing the Deployment of Group Policy
Managing the User Environment by Using Group Policy
This module explains how to use Group Policy to configure Folder Redirection, Microsoft Internet Explorer connectivity, and the desktop.
- Configuring Group Policy Settings
- Assigning Scripts with Group Policy
- Configuring Folder Redirection
- Determining Applied GPOs
Introduction to Security in Windows Server 2003
This module explains how to use Group Policy to configure Folder Redirection, Microsoft Internet Explorer connectivity, and the desktop.
- Overview of Security in Windows Server 2003
- Using Security Templates to Secure Computers
- Testing Computer Security Policy
- Configuring Auditing
- Managing Security Logs
Part 2: Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment
Preparing to Administer a Server
This module explains how to administer a server. It describes how to manage servers remotely, what tools to use, and the rights and permissions that are needed to administer a server.
- Administering a Server
- Configuring Remote Desktop to Administer a Server
- Managing Remote Desktop Connections
Preparing to Monitor Server Performance
This module explains how to monitor server performance by using performance tools, configure and manage performance logs, configure and manage alerts, and manage system monitor views.
- Introduction to Monitoring Server Performance
- Performing Real-Time and Logged Monitoring
- Configuring and Managing Counter Logs
- Configuring Alerts
Monitoring Server Performance
This module explains how to collect performance data by monitoring primary server subsystems. It also covers how to identify system bottlenecks by using the Performance console and Task Manager in Microsoft Windows Server 2003.
- Monitoring Server Memory
- Monitoring Processor Usage
- Monitoring Disks
- Monitoring Network Usage
Maintaining Device Drivers
This module explains how to maintain device drivers.
- Configuring Device Driver Signing Options
- Using Device Driver Rollback
Managing Disks
This module explains how to manage disks and how to use the tools to manage and set up disks.
- Preparing Disks
- Managing Disk Properties
- Managing Mounted Drives
- Converting Disks
- Creating Volumes
- Importing a Foreign Disk
Managing Data Storage
This module explains the Encrypting File System (EFS), which contributes to the safe storage of data and helps to keep the network from harm. It also explains how to administer disk quotas.
- Managing NTFS File Compression
- Configuring File Encryption
- Implementing Disk Quotas
Managing Disaster Recovery
This module explains how to plan for a computer disaster and how to use the features of Windows Server 2003 to prevent a disaster or recover when one occurs.
- Preparing for Disaster Recovery
- Backing Up Data
- Scheduling Backup Jobs
- Restoring Data
- Recovering from Server Failure
- Selecting Disaster Recovery Methods
Maintaining Software by Using Software Update Services
This module explains how to use Microsoft Software Update Services to manage and distribute critical software updates that resolve known security vulnerabilities and other stability issues.
- Introduction to Software Update Services
- Installing and Configuring Software Update Services
- Managing a Software Update Services Infrastructure
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